These films, which guided us and made us think, can also remind us where we were then and where we are now. Themes of democracy, racism, fascism and sexism abound, putting this moment in history in perspective … or at least allowing us to laugh, cry and have a good time. Plus! Hundreds of vintage books from Tim Hunter’s private collection on sale all day! Proceeds support the CCA.

Duck Soup 12:15p Saturday, Dec. 17“Funny from beginning to end ... ” –Roger EbertMarx Bros. at their best! We’ve gone through the looking glass. Who would you rather have as Commander-in-Chief, the one we’re getting — or Groucho? (d. Leo McCarey, 1933, Universal, 68 min.)

The Black Cat6p Saturday, Dec. 17“One of the neglected jewels in Universal Studios's horror crown … spiraling ode to overwhelming loss, both personal and universal.” –SlantBela Lugosi + Boris Karloff = classic horror!American honeymooners in Hungary become trapped in the home of a Satan-worshiping priest when the bride is taken there for medical help following a road accident. The great debate between humanism and fascism with women caught in the middle. With Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. (d. Edgar G. Ulmer, 1934, Universal, 65 min.)

The Big Heat7:30p Saturday, Dec. 17Unmissable, timely Fritz Lang noir.“One of the great works of film noir.” –Film4Tough cop (Glenn Ford) takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate. How can a man alone take on overpowering political corruption, crime and the establishment? (d. Fritz Lang, 1953, Columbia, 90m)

Tickets for Cinema's Exiles are free with your paid admission to any other "Stars in the Dark" film screened at CCA. To obtain your free ticket(s), please send an e-mail to the Santa Fe Jewish Film Festival at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 505.216.0672.

CCA and St. John's Film Institute present THE AUTEURS Film SeriesCharlie Chaplin: City Lights

The Tramp becomes a street sweeper, a boxer and a savior for a suicidal millionaire—all to find to help a blind flower girl recover her sight. From its an uproarious skewering of formality to its sublime ending, CITY LIGHTS melts the heart and tickles the funny bone. It is one of the most perfect works of art of the 20th century. (U.S., 1931, 87m, DCP, Janus)

Rated the greatest silent film of all time by silentera.com, Buster Keaton told this brilliant story told with the extraordinary prowess of an artist at the height of his powers. Keaton’s ingenious and death-defying physical comedy is vividly captured, helping sweep us along on one of cinema’s grand adventures.

There’s never been noir quite like it. Orson Welles’ imaginative and virtuosic classic—restored by a team including the legendary editor Walter Murch—follows the Mexican drug trade, as Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh and Welles himself play characters on a collision course with danger...

This strange and wonderful romantic comedy follows a young man stuck in a French town who meets a young girl determined to train her body to survive the environmental apocalypse she is certain is coming...

“It will be eternal … embodies a profound worldview, a breathtakingly clear-headed perspective on art, personal commitment to it and its overarching value, and that inspires an example of, as Montaigne would put it, "how to live" … I could have watched it all day.” –Hollywood Reporter

“Enthralling … as fascinating as it is horrifying .. gives a peek behind the curtain of how public opinion is formed in this country, how spin doctors and media manipulators — often the same folks working across a whole range of issues — get people to ignore science at their own peril.” –L.A. Times

“Says all that ever need be said about the terror of a man first entering battle, no matter which side he's on or in what war … a major achievement that should command admiration for years and years.” –New York Times

Part of Santa Fe Opera's 'BEYOND COLD MOUNTAIN: The Legacy of the American Civil War' Film Series - Featuring an introduction by Civil War expert Ivan Barnett!

New Mexico's advocate for women in the film industry will present the 2015 Sage Award to Monique Anair, for her dedication to the "greater feminine" and for her active support of girls and women in our state's entertainment industry. Tickets are $15 for guests, free for NMWIF Members. Tickets available at NMWIF.com.

A stylish, 70's-period crime thriller, this story tells of real-life Marseille magistrate Pierre Michel and his relentless crusade to dismantle the most notorious drug smuggling operation in history: the French Connection.

Legendary hip-hop journalist and entrepreneur Sacha Jenkins and the acclaimed rapper Nas tell the history of hip-hop fashion from its birth in the South Bronx to the rise of a multi billion-dollar global industry in this colorful, entertaining history.

Science On Screen: The amazing Joss Whedon expands his fan-favorite Firefly into this big-screen classic, with theoretical physicist Cris Moore talking us through the scientific content of this cult classic space Western.

This free community event hosted by the Western Environmental Law Center is a discussion of our legal and community-based efforts to protect greater Chaco Canyon and its people from fracking. This event features a photography exhibition of Georgia O'Keeffe's BLACK PLACE and a booksigning with Walter W. Nelson, a film screening of THE MYSTERY OF CHACO CANYON, plus an expert panel discussion.

“More American than Ferris Bueller … so fresh and joyous … Like DAZED & CONFUSED or THE BREAKFAST CLUB, a film about just how weird the extraordinarily normal kids are that, above all else, simply cooks along as a first-rate teen comedy caper film” –Village Voice

On August 6, 1945, the Nakajima district of Hiroshima was a bustling neighborhood … until the first atomic bomb was dropped by the U.S. military. Director Masaaki Tanabe reflects upon the 70th anniversary through heart-wrenching testimonials of survivors, plus digital recreations of life prior to the bomb. The film will be followed by a panel discussion of nuclear weapons issues by Valerie Plame of Global Zero, Rev. John Dear of Campaign Nonviolence, and Jay Coghlan of NukeWatch. Tickets for the event are $15 for the film and panel discussion; $25 includes a Reception & silent auction with the panel members. Reservations are recommended - click here, or call CCA at (505) 982-1338. (Japan, 2015, 52m, digital, in Japanese with English subtitles).

11:00a Sunday, August 9 - Optional “deli bites” lunch and live klezmer music following film. UPDATE: SOLD-OUT!!! To be put on the Waiting List, please call 505.216.0672 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

When graphic novelist Will Henry accidentally walks in on his wife with another man, his life officially begins to suck. Jemaine Clement's (FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS) special brand of nerdy cluelessness is utterly charming and soulful in this understated comedy that revels in the awkwardness of trying to create a new happy ending.

He was the ultimate antidote to the disenchantment of the 70′s. But few knew the incredible and often complex aspects of his epic life, which, like his jumps, was sometimes glorious and sometimes disastrous.

The ever-curious band Arcade Fire’s already legendary 2013 album Reflektor is deeply inspired by the music and culture of Haiti and the writings of Kierkegaard. It is, in short, a journey and an adventure, and this film explores its making and its visionary release in all of its glory.

On the morning of April 4, 1943, ten American prisoners-of-war and two Filipino convicts broke out of the Davao Penal Colony, an allegedly escape-proof Imperial Japanese Army prison plantation in the Philippines. Their remarkable tale is told through the experiences of Lt. Col. William Edwin Dyess, one of the war’s most extraordinary yet little-known heroes, a handsome, daring Texan whose exploits changed the course of the war and later changed U.S. military policy. Presented in conjunction with National POW/MIA Recognition Day! $5 for Active or Retired Military/ $10 General admission.

Science On Screen: Presented by Santa Fe InstituteInfectious disease biologist Sam Scarpino, an SFI Omidyar Fellow, will use this film (considered as one of the greatest horror films of all time) as a backdrop to examine the history of fear surrounding vaccination.

After Julius Rosenwald—the uneducated son of an immigrant peddler who became the president of Sears—read the writings of educator Booker T. Washington, he went on a mission: to work with African American communities to build schools. And he did, more than 5,300 during the Jim Crow, pre-Civil Rights era. His support of African American intellectuals and artists left a powerful legacy, with Marian Anderson, James Baldwin, Ralph Bunche, W. E. B. DuBois, Katherine Dunham, Ralph Ellison, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Gordon Parks, Jacob Lawrence and many others given funds to pursue their work. The award-winning filmmaker Aviva Kempner tells Rosenwald’s forgotten story. (U.S., 2015, 90m, DCP)

“An unabashed valentine to baseball's Hall of Fame slugger … valuable as history and resonant with meaning for today.” –New York Times

Aviva Kempner explores the life and career of Hank Greenberg, the first major Jewish baseball star in the Major Leagues, and an eventual Hall of Famer, who broke boundaries and fought bigotry with his stardom. (U.S., 2000, 90m)

Join Defenders of Wildlife for a screening of this award-winning documentary, which examines the deepening conflict between humans and animals in an ever-shrinking world. It is the first major documentary to explore wildlife conservation from the perspective of people who live with wild animals. The film’s producer and Santa Fe local, Jeannie Magill will be on hand to present the film and host a Q&A session following the screening